. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin . Coot. Gallinule. INDEX TO KEY. ORDER LIMICOL^. SHORE toe, when present, always elevated above level of front toes. Family PHALAROPODID^E. Phalaropes. Sides of toes with rounded lobes or narrow webs. See page 93. Family RECURVIROSTRl D^. Avocets and Stilts. Toes, more or less webbed (not lobate); tarsus, over ; bill curved upwardor straight. See page 95. Family SCOLOPACID^. SNIPE, SANDPIPERS, CURLEWS, WOODCOCK, GODWITS,WILLETS, ETC. Tarsus, less than inches long; sides of toes, without lobate webs; toes,four (one exception, the Sanderl
. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin . Coot. Gallinule. INDEX TO KEY. ORDER LIMICOL^. SHORE toe, when present, always elevated above level of front toes. Family PHALAROPODID^E. Phalaropes. Sides of toes with rounded lobes or narrow webs. See page 93. Family RECURVIROSTRl D^. Avocets and Stilts. Toes, more or less webbed (not lobate); tarsus, over ; bill curved upwardor straight. See page 95. Family SCOLOPACID^. SNIPE, SANDPIPERS, CURLEWS, WOODCOCK, GODWITS,WILLETS, ETC. Tarsus, less than inches long; sides of toes, without lobate webs; toes,four (one exception, the Sanderling); front of tarsus, with transversescales. Group i. Birds having wings from 3 . 25 to 3 . 75 inches long . See page 96 Group 2. Birds having wings from 3 . 75 to 4. 50 inches long 97 Section i. Toes, four, with small web (not lobate at base). 97 Section 2. Toes, four, without web . . q8 Section 3. Toes, three; bill, over .75 . . 98 Group 3. Birds having wings from to inches long . 99Section i. Toes, four, a small web
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